ἐπαγγελία epangelia · G1860

promise

ἐπ-αγγελία, -ας, ἡ; (ἐπαγγέλλω), [in LXX: Psa.56:8 (סֵפֶר), etc. ; ] ; 1. a summons (as Attic law-term, Dem., al.). ; 2. a promise (Dem., Arist., al.): Act.23:21; esp. in NT of the divine promises, Act.7:17, Rom.4:14, 16 Rom.9:4, Gal.3:17-18, 21 4:23, Heb.8:6 11:9, 17, 2Pe.3:9; with inf., Heb.4:1; γίνεται, etc., with dative of person(s), Act.2:39, Rom.4:13, Gal.3:16; before πρός, Act.13:32 26:6; έπαγγέλεσθαι τὴν ἐ., 1Jn.2:25; ἔχειν ἐπαγγελίας, Heb.7:6, 2Co.7:1; εἷναι νἐ έπαγγελίᾳ, Eph.6:2; ἡ γῆ τῆς ἐ., Heb.11:9; τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐ., Rom.9:8, Gal.4:28; τ. πνεῦμα τῆς ἐ. τ. ἅγιον, Eph.1:13; αἱ διαθῆκαι τῆς ἐ., Eph.2:12; ἡ ἐ. τ. θεοῦ, Rom.4:20; pl., 2Co.1:20; αἱ ἐ. τ. πατέρων, Rom.15:8; with …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπαγγ-ελία, ἡ, ; command, summons, []; b announcement, notice, []; τοῦ ἀγῶνος []; variant in []; 2 as law-term, ἐ. (i.e. δοκιμασίας) summons to attend a δοκιμασία τῶν ῥητόρων (see. ἐπαγγέλλω []: generally, notification, summons, []; 3 offer, promise, profession, undertaking, []; ἐν ἐν ἐπαγγελίᾳ καταλιπών having left it as a promise, []; τὴν ἐ. ἐπὶ τέλος ἀγαγεῖν []; ὤμων ἐπαγγελίᾳ the promise of his shoulders, []; ἐξ ἐ., ={ἐπαγγειλάμενος}, []; ἐ. ποιησάμενος ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων []; ἐβεβαίωσεν τὴν ἐ. …

Where it's used 52 times

Luke 24:49 · Acts 1:4 · Acts 2:33 · Acts 2:39 · Acts 7:17 · Acts 13:23 · Acts 13:32 · Acts 23:21 · Acts 26:6 · Romans 4:13 · Romans 4:14 · Romans 4:16 · Romans 4:20 · Romans 9:4 · Romans 9:8 · Romans 9:9 · Romans 15:8 · 2 Corinthians 1:20 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Galatians 3:14 · Galatians 3:16 · Galatians 3:17 · Galatians 3:18 · Galatians 3:21 · Galatians 3:22 · Galatians 3:29 · Galatians 4:23 · Galatians 4:28 · Ephesians 1:13 · Ephesians 2:12 · Ephesians 3:6 · Ephesians 6:2 · 1 Timothy 4:8 · 2 Timothy 1:1 · Hebrews 4:1 · Hebrews 6:12 · Hebrews 6:15 · Hebrews 6:17 · Hebrews 7:6 · Hebrews 8:6 · Hebrews 9:15 · Hebrews 10:36 · Hebrews 11:9 · Hebrews 11:13 · Hebrews 11:17 · Hebrews 11:33 · Hebrews 11:39 · 2 Peter 3:4 · 2 Peter 3:9 · 1 John 2:25 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G1860; TFLSJ G1860

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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